Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes.
Debates of June 29th, 1992
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Return To Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Return To Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Ms. Mike.
Supplementary To Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
Recognizing that the learning style of aboriginal students across the NWT is based on cultural experiences different from the majority of Alberta students, what has the department done to evaluate whether or not the framework of the Alberta curricula is the most suitable for teaching our students?
Supplementary To Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
Further Return To Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have a number of courses that are available just for the NWT students. We have what is called a northern portion in our curricula to educate kids in the NWT. We have curricula development officers who are developing curriculum in native languages and the schools offer, depending on where they are and depending on what regions they are from and what languages, they have certain programs that are unique to individual regions. Thank you.
Further Return To Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Ms. Mike, supplementary.
Supplementary To Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
I have an example for the Minister. In the Alberta grade 12 English curriculum, considerable emphasis is put on peer evaluation where students are given responsibility to grade each other's work. However, many aboriginal students are encouraged in their home to be non-judgmental of others. In some schools, aboriginal students form a minority in the class and are subject to certain biases from the other students. What authority does our Department of Education have under the memorandum of understanding to vary the curricula so that we keep the same basic content, but vary the teaching standards so that they are more culturally appropriate?
Supplementary To Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
Further Return To Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The department, along with the educational divisional boards of the regions, has full authority to develop curricula throughout the NWT. As we are developing our curriculum in the NWT in teaching our children, and also since we do not have fully developed curricula yet to teach kindergarten to grade 12 in the NWT, we are using the Alberta system while we are developing our curricula. Thank you.
Further Return To Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Ms. Mike, your last supplementary.
Supplementary To Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier, my honourable colleague for Deh Cho commented on CCME achievement indicator program. Will the Minister make a commitment to review the adequacy of the Alberta curriculum in meeting the needs of NWT students after the results of educational standard testing have been released?
Supplementary To Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
Further Return To Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The school achievement indicators program. The NWT was requested to pilot the tests in general school settings. The pilots are taking place in Yellowknife, Inuvik and the Keewatin. The first round of testing will be held in the spring of 1993, with the reports of results in the fall of 1993.
Further Return To Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Question O691-12(2): Educational Memorandum Of Agreement With Alberta
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Nerysoo.
Question O692-12(2): Portfolios Assigned To Mr. Arvaluk
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague, Mr. Arvaluk, to indicate to me which portfolios he holds at the moment?
Question O692-12(2): Portfolios Assigned To Mr. Arvaluk
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Arvaluk.
Return To Question O692-12(2): Portfolios Assigned To Mr. Arvaluk
Question O692-12(2): Portfolios Assigned To Mr. Arvaluk
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James Arvaluk Aivilik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. None at the moment.
Return To Question O692-12(2): Portfolios Assigned To Mr. Arvaluk
Question O692-12(2): Portfolios Assigned To Mr. Arvaluk
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Minister without portfolio for the time being. Oral questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.
Question O693-12(2): Purpose Of Liquor Licence Fees
Item 5: Oral Questions
June 28th, 1992
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
Mr. Speaker, I would like to pose a question to the Minister of Government Services. I believe the acting Minister of Government Services is absent, but whoever is acting leader or is taking his responsibilities may attempt to answer my question.
Mr. Speaker, there has been some questioning with respect to the annual operating costs and the liquor tax revenue of the Liquor Licensing Board that the Department of Government Services has imposed. It is an increase of a five per cent fee to a 10 per cent fee, and this fee, as the Minister had stated, is not a tax fee, but rather a licence fee collecting from licences. When one of my colleagues had asked what the purpose of it was, he basically indicated that it was a licence fee collected from licences, with no specific purpose.
Mr. Speaker, the question I want to pose is that the fees imposed on licences now in the Territories total to the amount of $486,000 in generated revenue. However, the expenditures to ensure that these fees are operable come to a total amount of $458,000, so the government still receives more money than it costs to administrate. I would like to ask the Minister, what is the purpose of this licence fee imposed to retailers in the Territories?
Question O693-12(2): Purpose Of Liquor Licence Fees
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Pollard.
Question O693-12(2): Purpose Of Liquor Licence Fees
Item 5: Oral Questions
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Speaker, I will take the question as notice. Thank you.
Question O693-12(2): Purpose Of Liquor Licence Fees
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
The question has been taken as notice. Oral questions. Mr. Pudlat.
Question O694-12(2): Funding To Repair Grave Site In Lake Harbour
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Kenoayoak Pudlat Baffin South
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is in regard to what I stated a while ago. I would like to ask the Minister of MACA in regard to the funding that the people of Lake Harbour requested to renovate the grave site. I wonder If the Minister could think about giving us funding, and find out how much it would cost to repair the grave she in Lake Harbour. Thank you.
Question O694-12(2): Funding To Repair Grave Site In Lake Harbour
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Minister.
Return To Question O694-12(2): Funding To Repair Grave Site In Lake Harbour
Question O694-12(2): Funding To Repair Grave Site In Lake Harbour
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Yes, Mr. Speaker, I would be glad to do so.